fantasy books suggestions?
By oyenkai
@oyenkai (4394)
Philippines
March 3, 2009 9:07pm CST
I've read and loved Harry Potter. I've also finished the first three books of Eragon and am waiting for the fourth.
I've read Twilight but didn't really like it.
I'm currently reading Inkheart and I plan to finish the trilogy :)
Are there any fantasy books that you've read and really liked? I'll take them as suggestions because once I'm done with Inkheart,Inkspell and Inkdeath I don't have another book next in line :)
3 responses
@the_dutchess (2610)
• Philippines
4 Mar 09
I noticed you haven't mentioned Lord Of The Rings. It's a good one if you haven't read it. If you have, why not try The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by CS Lewis. (Well, of course, if you have watched Narnia, you pretty much have the whole idea). Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice is a pretty good one or the Wheel Of Time series by Robert Jordan. Good luck 
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@the_dutchess (2610)
• Philippines
4 Mar 09
Oh, I forgot Tales of Beedle The Bard by JK Rowling. I don't really like it that much but since the book is related to Harry Potter, I thought you might wanna try it.
@oyenkai (4394)
• Philippines
4 Mar 09
I tried Lord of the Rings... can't stand it. I guess it's too lengthy for me - I don't mind reading novels but that one was just too much. It felt like an Ent was actually telling the story! I'll be sure to take a look at the other suggestions though. I thought about Narnia before but I thought since I saw the movies, the books wouldn't be so interesting anymore. Like I might be expecting too much. :P What do you think?
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@crimsonladybug (3112)
• United States
4 Mar 09
Don't stop with The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe. There is a great deal of debate on which is the real first book of the series but chronologically it is the Magician's Nephew. But whether you read the Magician's Nephew or the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe first, you should absolutely read the whole series.
@crimsonladybug (3112)
• United States
4 Mar 09
I personally think anyone (adult) who enjoys Harry Potter should try the Dresden Files. They're not really kid material but 15 or 16 and over would be fine with them. There are a lot of parallels between the worlds in which the two Harrys live. The Dresden Files is told in first-person (Harry's) point of view and he's kind of sarcastic, even more so when he's about to be killed (so far it has only gotten as far as "about to be"). There are 10 books so far (the tenth was just released in paperback today, the eleventh comes out later this month in hard cover). They are set in Chicago so it's urban fantasy but there are vampires and werewolves and faeries and Knights of the Cross and trolls *thinks* what else? Fallen angels/denizens and ghosts. I have loved all of the books so far, my favorites have been Summer Knight and Blood Rites.
If you enjoy the Ink trilogy, try The Thief Lord by the same author, Cornelia Funke. I loved it.
Have you tried any of the Gregory Maguire books? I still haven't but everyone I know who has has loved them. The only one I have gotten bad reviews on was Lost: A Novel.
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere was awesome. A little like wading through knee-deep mud for the first few chapters but definitely worth the effort once you get into the meat of the story.
And anyone who enjoys fantasy should give Alice in Wonderland a go. I like to encourage the classics where applicable.
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@oyenkai (4394)
• Philippines
4 Mar 09
I've never heard of the books you've mentioned except for The Thief Lord, I'd be sure to check that one out too. The Dresden Files sound interesting. Alice in Wonderland however... well I don't even like the idea of it when I watched it on Disney lol It's probably the only Disney Movie that I didn't like and didn't watch more than once :P
@maezee (41985)
• United States
13 Mar 09
Well, I really love Alice in Wonderland, but yes, the movie is VERY similar to what you'll find in the book - and the book is made for children, I believe, so the language is a little dumbed down to be suitable for children, which I found to be kind of annoying. 
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.@crimsonladybug (3112)
• United States
13 Mar 09
There are far better film adaptations of Alice in Wonderland...but that's coming from someone who has enjoyed exactly 10-15 Disney movies ever (although the Cheshire Cat is still to this day one of my all-time favorite Disney characters). I remember seeing one when I was a kid that was fairly dark and almost scary (at least it was when I was 9) but try as I might I cannot remember who was in it or if it was something I watched on video or if it was made-for-TV... *shrug* not much help, I know.
@maezee (41985)
• United States
4 Mar 09
In high school, I loved the Lynne Ewing series "Daughters of the Moon" (I think that's what they were called). They were super easy to read - and an interesting combination of teen-reality series and supernatural.
Here are a few others I remember liking:
Blood & Chocolate - Annete Curtis Clause
Tithe - Holly Black
A Great & Terrible Beauty (series) - Libba Bray (LOVED these ones!)
I was a Teenage Fairy - Francesca Lia Block
Hope these help! If you end up reading any, you should let me know what you think/thought of them.
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@oyenkai (4394)
• Philippines
4 Mar 09
Daughters of the Moon seems very familiar. I'm not sure if it's one of the books that I bought on sale - is that something about having some kind of Spirit Eye where the kid is the only one who can see these Sea Creatures? Fisherfolks I think ...or maybe it's because of the title that I remembered that one particular book.
I'll be sure to refer to this discussions once I've finished the Inkheart trilogy :D Thank you so much!
